Women in Tech: Sheryl Cababa - Chief Strategy Officer at Optimistic Design & Author

Sheryl Cababa is the author of Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers. As a design researcher and strategist, she serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Optimistic Design, a research and insights studio in Seattle dedicated to education. Her work emphasizes systems thinking and equity-centered design, and she has collaborated with a diverse array of clients, including the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, IKEA, and Khan Academy. Sheryl is passionate about leveraging design to help clients reimagine education.
In addition to her practice, she teaches at the University of Washington's Human-Centered Design and Engineering program, where she introduces systems thinking to the next generation of designers.
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Queens of Tech is a podcast series about raising the voice of workplace champions - 60+ questions in around 30-40 minutes with women, women of color, non-binary, and transgender influencers about their journey into STEM.
I, Jasmine Moradi, started the “Queens of Tech Podcast” initiative in May 2022 because I would like to retain more champions in the tech industry. Talent is out there, but our work environment needs to improve for women, non-binary, and transgenders to feel safer, stay authentic, get equity opportunities, and be valued for our contributions.
My goal is to raise the voices of tech champions around the world and together with companies, investors, and politicians raise the challenges and opportunities around Equity, Inclusive Diversity, and Belonging in our workplaces. Enough is enough!
Each podcast talk is built around 60+ questions regarding upbringing & education, career path, DEIB, and future advice. The purpose is to get to the heart of my guest’s life and career journey to inspire other girls and women, non-binary and transgender to unleash their full potential in tech to reach top leadership roles.
Representation matters! Your voice matters! Join the Queens of Tech movement!
A podcast by Jasmine Moradi
www.queensof.tech
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